gcc -profile never finishes linking

[Mike Castle]

I'm using a homegrown linux system.

gcc 2.95.3
binutils 2.11, 010423, and 2.11.90.0.5
glibc 2.2.2
Kernel 2.4.2


I am trying to build GNU Queue 1.30.1 with gcc -profile.

However, the process never finishes, it's stuck in ld.

I could see where I might have a corrupted file that's being read in, but
I'm not sure how to figure out which one is broken.

Any suggestions are appreciated.

[Btw, where can I find bug-binutils archived?  I tried looking to see if
this had already been asked and answered, but couldn't find anything.]

Using gdb, I see the following circular list:

address@hidden:23pm]binutils/binutils-010423/ld(509) ps -ef | grep ld
nexus     4038  4037 24 16:21 pts/10   00:00:37 /usr/i386-linux/bin/ld -m elf_i3
nexus     4045  1694  0 16:23 pts/9    00:00:00 grep ld
address@hidden:23pm]binutils/binutils-010423/ld(510) gdb .libs/ld-new
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(gdb) attach 4038
Attaching to program: /usr/src/binutils/binutils-010423/ld/.libs/ld-new, Pid 
4038
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libbfd-010423.so...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libbfd-010423.so
Reading symbols from /lib/libc.so.6...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib/libc.so.6
Reading symbols from /lib/ld-linux.so.2...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib/ld-linux.so.2
0x40034ffa in _bfd_generic_link_add_one_symbol (info=0x807fe80,
    abfd=0x85f4858, name=0x8694160 "__libc_internal_tsd_set", flags=8192,
    section=0x400703c0, value=0,
    string=0x85f7024 "__libc_internal_tsd_set@@GLIBC_2.0", copy=false,
    collect=false, hashp=0xbffff224) at linker.c:1542
1542          action = link_action[(int) row][(int) h->type];
(gdb) display h
1: h = (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *) 0x85eb734
(gdb) display h->u.i.link
2: h->u.i.link = (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *) 0x8192600
(gdb) n
1543          switch (action)
2: h->u.i.link = (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *) 0x8192600
1: h = (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *) 0x85eb734
(gdb)
1853              if (h->next == NULL && info->hash->undefs_tail != h)
2: h->u.i.link = (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *) 0x8192600
1: h = (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *) 0x85eb734
(gdb)
1855              h = h->u.i.link;
2: h->u.i.link = (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *) 0x8192600
1: h = (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *) 0x85eb734
(gdb)
1856              cycle = true;
2: h->u.i.link = (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *) 0x85eb734
1: h = (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *) 0x8192600
(gdb)
1857              break;
2: h->u.i.link = (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *) 0x85eb734
1: h = (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *) 0x8192600
(gdb)
1921      while (cycle);
2: h->u.i.link = (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *) 0x85eb734
1: h = (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *) 0x8192600
(gdb)
1541          cycle = false;
2: h->u.i.link = (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *) 0x85eb734
1: h = (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *) 0x8192600
(gdb)
1542          action = link_action[(int) row][(int) h->type];
2: h->u.i.link = (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *) 0x85eb734
1: h = (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *) 0x8192600
(gdb)
1543          switch (action)
2: h->u.i.link = (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *) 0x85eb734
1: h = (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *) 0x8192600
(gdb)
1853              if (h->next == NULL && info->hash->undefs_tail != h)
2: h->u.i.link = (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *) 0x85eb734
1: h = (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *) 0x8192600
(gdb)
1855              h = h->u.i.link;
2: h->u.i.link = (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *) 0x85eb734
1: h = (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *) 0x8192600
(gdb)
1856              cycle = true;
2: h->u.i.link = (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *) 0x8192600
1: h = (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *) 0x85eb734
(gdb)
1857              break;
2: h->u.i.link = (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *) 0x8192600
1: h = (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *) 0x85eb734
(gdb)
1921      while (cycle);
2: h->u.i.link = (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *) 0x8192600
1: h = (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *) 0x85eb734
(gdb)
1541          cycle = false;
2: h->u.i.link = (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *) 0x8192600
1: h = (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *) 0x85eb734
(gdb)
1542          action = link_action[(int) row][(int) h->type];
2: h->u.i.link = (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *) 0x8192600
1: h = (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *) 0x85eb734
(gdb)
1543          switch (action)
2: h->u.i.link = (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *) 0x8192600
1: h = (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *) 0x85eb734
(gdb)
1853              if (h->next == NULL && info->hash->undefs_tail != h)
2: h->u.i.link = (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *) 0x8192600
1: h = (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *) 0x85eb734
(gdb)
1855              h = h->u.i.link;
2: h->u.i.link = (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *) 0x8192600
1: h = (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *) 0x85eb734
(gdb) The program is running.  Quit anyway (and detach it)? (y or n) y
Detaching from program: /usr/src/binutils/binutils-010423/ld/.libs/ld-new, Pid 
4038 

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